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J. J. JOHNSTON.

' GRIDIRON.

Pateted Oct. 10, 1882..

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UNTTED STATES PATENT EETcE,

JAMES J. JOHNSTON, OF OOLUMBIANA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNITED STATES IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, (LIMITED,) OF SAME PLAOE.`

GRIDIRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,608, dated October 10, 1882.

` Application filed February 11,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES J. JOHNSTON, of Columbiana., in the county of-Uolumbiana and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Gridirons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in gridirons, and it consists in making it iu the form of an ordinary skillet for a stove, and provided with a lire chamber, above which is a detachable arched grate havinggrooved bars and ring, having a drip-reservoir, all of which will hereinafter more fully and at large appear.

To enable others skilled in the art with which myinvention is most nearly connected to make and use it, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part ofiny speciticatiou, Figure lis a top view or plan of lnyimprovementin gridirons. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same at line .rw of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same at line y y of Fig. 1.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, A represents the body or case of the gridiron, which is furnished with a lire-chamber, B, the bottom and side walls of which have a large number of openings, O.

Above the flrechamber B is an inwardly-4 projecting dan ge, E, upon Which rests a detachable arched grate, D, having grooved bars F, grooved ring G, and drip-reservoir H, With which grooves of the bars F and ring communicate.

The body or case A is provided with a handle, I, similar to that of the skillet of an ordinary cooking-stove, which body or case A is represented as being placed in the opening of a stove-top marked J, for the purpose of showing the relation of the gridiron to a stove when broiling.

As the construction'of my improvement in gridirons will be readily understood from the foregoing description and reference to the ao companying drawings, I will proceed to describe its operation, which is as follows: Gharcoal is placed in the fire-chamber B,the detachable grate is placed on the flange E, and the body or case A is then placed in the opening over the fire of the cooking-stove, as indicated` in Figs. 2 and 3, wherethe charcoal in chamber B will soon ignite. When it is thoroughly burning the cook places the meat or article to be broiled on the grate D. Thejuices and fat, if the article is meat, will run down the grooves of the bars F into the groove of the ring G, and from it into the drip-reservoir H, from 6o which it may be dipped out for the purpose of basting the meat during the process of'broiling it.

By the gridiron hereinbefore described meat and other articles can be broiled over a char` coal-tire in connection with the ordinary cooking-stove in which anthracite or bituminous coal or coke is used, which is very desirable, for meat broiled over a tire of the kind stated is always affected by being charged with the 7o sulphurous gas evolved from the coal or coke,

thereby injuring its flavor; but by the gridiron constructed as hereinbefore described this objection is overcome, and, instead of the meat being impregnated with sulphurous gases, it will be subjected to the action of the carbonicacid gas evolved from the burning charcoal, which not only destroys any raucidity that may be in the meat, but also imparts an agreeable aud healthful llavor to the meat; and,iu 8o addition to this, the juices which flow from the meat in the process of broiling are collected through the medium ofthe grooves in the bars and ring into the drip-reservoir H of the grate D, from which it can be dipped and poured over the meat for the purpose of basting it, the advantage of which is well understood by the experienced cook.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 9o Patent, is

A gridiron consisting of the body or caseA, having an internal flange, E, an arched and detachable grate, D, having grooved bars F, grooved ring Gr, and reservoir H, constructed, 9 5 arranged, and operating substantially as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

JAMES J. JOHNSTON.

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